Past my 1/2 mark / Tracking food.

Feb 04, 2011

What a difference tracking food makes.  This is not rocket-science. I have been very successful in this in the past due to this practice. 

I had gotten complacent and stopped tracking. After-all I had lost > 120lbs I know how much I am eating, I know my habits etc.. 

but, I was in a stall. The scale just wasn't budging at all. I started tracking my every bite and the scale is again my good friend. 

In fact, I reached a large milestone yesterday. I now have less left to loose than what I have lost. I am past my halfway mark. In weighing in today I was thrilled to realize that I have lost 126 lbs and have 116 left. WOOHOO! 

It is amazing how your decisions about food change when you track. I look at my calories and carbs as a budget and make sure to stay within. That is a no-brainer.

But, for those of us who are WLS patients, we have minimum goals too (water, protein).  I am using SparkPeople to track because I love the way you can set targets for things like Protein to make sure you get enough. It is forcing me to sometimes get another shake in if I haven't gotten enough cuz it shows balance remaining instead of just showing how much consumed.  

For those of you who don't track your food; read this article for inspiration: http://www.dailyspark.com/blog
.asp?post=study_spills_the_secret_to_weight_losssurprised 

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